Laure Spake
@lspake.bsky.social
Biological anthropologist studying children, growth, stress, socioecology. Asst/Prof at Binghamton (SUNY). Runner/climber/modern primate. France > US > Canada > US. PNWer at heart. Slowly transitioning from the other apps.
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All, Agustin Fuentes and I, with the help of numerous others, have drafted a letter to Congress regarding the recent archiving of NSF/ SBE DDRI (doctoral dissertation research improvement) grants, which you can find here: docs.google.com/document/d/1....
DDRI Congress Letter
Dear [Senator/ Representative], Alternate CCs (SBE Assistant Director, etc.) We write to urge the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to reinstate its Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
All, Agustin Fuentes and I, with the help of numerous others, have drafted a letter to Congress regarding the recent archiving of NSF/ SBE DDRI (doctoral dissertation research improvement) grants, which you can find here: docs.google.com/document/d/1....
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📢 I'm hiring! 3-year postdoc in theoretical evolutionary ecology at University of Helsinki 🇫🇮 Apply: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-Postdoctoral-Researcher-in-Theoretical-Evolutionary-Biology/1348955157/
#AcademicJobs #Postdoc #EvolutionaryEcology #TheoreticalEcology #ScienceJobs #AcademicChatter
#AcademicJobs #Postdoc #EvolutionaryEcology #TheoreticalEcology #ScienceJobs #AcademicChatter
Postdoctoral Researcher in Theoretical Evolutionary Biology
Postdoctoral Researcher in Theoretical Evolutionary Biology
jobs.helsinki.fi
December 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
📢 I'm hiring! 3-year postdoc in theoretical evolutionary ecology at University of Helsinki 🇫🇮 Apply: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-Postdoctoral-Researcher-in-Theoretical-Evolutionary-Biology/1348955157/
#AcademicJobs #Postdoc #EvolutionaryEcology #TheoreticalEcology #ScienceJobs #AcademicChatter
#AcademicJobs #Postdoc #EvolutionaryEcology #TheoreticalEcology #ScienceJobs #AcademicChatter
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The fourth most popular @royalsocietypublishing.org paper of 2025 finds that children and chimps share a curious trait: both are fascinated by social interactions. https://bit.ly/4pCSRW1
Chimpanzees and children are curious about social interactions
Abstract. Curiosity is adaptive, enhances learning, and reduces uncertainty. Social curiosity is defined as the motivation to gain information about the ac
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December 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The fourth most popular @royalsocietypublishing.org paper of 2025 finds that children and chimps share a curious trait: both are fascinated by social interactions. https://bit.ly/4pCSRW1
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L’exposition « Momies » au Musée de l’Homme à Paris (du 19 novembre 2025 au 25 mai 2026) explore la momification à travers le monde et les époques, bien au-delà des clichés ! x.com/narudaaarnau...
Bernadette Arnaud on X: "L’exposition « Momies » au Musée de l’Homme à Paris (du 19 novembre 2025 au 25 mai 2026) explore la momification à travers le monde et les époques, bien au-delà des clichés ! Pour les 10 ans de sa réouverture, le musée présente neuf corps momifiés exceptionnels (issus d’Égypte," / X
L’exposition « Momies » au Musée de l’Homme à Paris (du 19 novembre 2025 au 25 mai 2026) explore la momification à travers le monde et les époques, bien au-delà des clichés ! Pour les 10 ans de sa réouverture, le musée présente neuf corps momifiés exceptionnels (issus d’Égypte,
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December 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
L’exposition « Momies » au Musée de l’Homme à Paris (du 19 novembre 2025 au 25 mai 2026) explore la momification à travers le monde et les époques, bien au-delà des clichés ! x.com/narudaaarnau...
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Konstanz school of Collective Behavior will take place again from 20th July to 7th August , 2026. We have an amazing line up of speakers covering state of the art research on collective behavior across systems. Application deadline : March 15th
Details here: www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/applica...
Details here: www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/applica...
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Konstanz school of Collective Behavior will take place again from 20th July to 7th August , 2026. We have an amazing line up of speakers covering state of the art research on collective behavior across systems. Application deadline : March 15th
Details here: www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/applica...
Details here: www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/applica...
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The entries for the Western States 2026 lottery are closed, a new record number of tickets, but still under 100,000
www.wser.org/lottery2026....
#WSER #running #ultrarunning #trailrunning #WesternStates
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#WSER #running #ultrarunning #trailrunning #WesternStates
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The entries for the Western States 2026 lottery are closed, a new record number of tickets, but still under 100,000
www.wser.org/lottery2026....
#WSER #running #ultrarunning #trailrunning #WesternStates
www.wser.org/lottery2026....
#WSER #running #ultrarunning #trailrunning #WesternStates
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Another great PhD opportunity: An ERC-funded project on “Children as agents of cultural evolution,” lead by @sheinalew.bsky.social at Durham University. Come do fieldwork with Mayan groups in Belize with her, @dorsaamir.bsky.social, and I! One of three, 3-year PhD positions starting Fall 2026.
Fees and Funding - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Another great PhD opportunity: An ERC-funded project on “Children as agents of cultural evolution,” lead by @sheinalew.bsky.social at Durham University. Come do fieldwork with Mayan groups in Belize with her, @dorsaamir.bsky.social, and I! One of three, 3-year PhD positions starting Fall 2026.
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It's hiring season at @iast.fr!
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
September 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It's hiring season at @iast.fr!
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
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New paper out today with Zhian Chen.
We argue that modern intensive parenting is not only exhausting for parents, but in some cases disrupts healthy child development.
What is 'overparenting'? And can evolutionary theory help us understand how we got here?
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We argue that modern intensive parenting is not only exhausting for parents, but in some cases disrupts healthy child development.
What is 'overparenting'? And can evolutionary theory help us understand how we got here?
academic.oup.com/emph/advance...
When parental care hurts: Extended parental care and the evolution of overparenting
Abstract. In recent years, childrearing in high-income countries has become described as ‘relentless’ in its demands on parents. In response to growing del
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October 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
New paper out today with Zhian Chen.
We argue that modern intensive parenting is not only exhausting for parents, but in some cases disrupts healthy child development.
What is 'overparenting'? And can evolutionary theory help us understand how we got here?
academic.oup.com/emph/advance...
We argue that modern intensive parenting is not only exhausting for parents, but in some cases disrupts healthy child development.
What is 'overparenting'? And can evolutionary theory help us understand how we got here?
academic.oup.com/emph/advance...
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Gorillas likely experience menopause, according to an analysis of over 30 years of data from wild mountain gorillas in Uganda, which shows that females can live for a decade or more after their last baby. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/kxyz50Xf1ER
October 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Gorillas likely experience menopause, according to an analysis of over 30 years of data from wild mountain gorillas in Uganda, which shows that females can live for a decade or more after their last baby. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/kxyz50Xf1ER
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📢 Come join us! Penn State Anthropology is hiring *two tenure-track assistant professors*, one in human reproductive ecology and one in archaeology. Here are just a few reasons why working at Penn State is awesome:
October 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
📢 Come join us! Penn State Anthropology is hiring *two tenure-track assistant professors*, one in human reproductive ecology and one in archaeology. Here are just a few reasons why working at Penn State is awesome:
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Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
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All scientists can easily respond to this and you can choose to stay anonymous. I modified my comment from the FASEB response. We all know that international scientists are essential to US science and that these proposed rules are cruel to our colleagues. www.regulations.gov/comment/ICEB...
September 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
All scientists can easily respond to this and you can choose to stay anonymous. I modified my comment from the FASEB response. We all know that international scientists are essential to US science and that these proposed rules are cruel to our colleagues. www.regulations.gov/comment/ICEB...
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I've been thinking for a while that humans have expanded beyond the scale of the individual and need to start thinking about emergence when dealing with social issues. Today, I'm reading this paper...
Cultural inheritance is driving a transition in human evolution
Abstract. Previous research on a transition in human evolution has been befuddled by the complexity of adaptive culture and made little effort toward empir
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September 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I've been thinking for a while that humans have expanded beyond the scale of the individual and need to start thinking about emergence when dealing with social issues. Today, I'm reading this paper...
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Released today!
SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER
Now available at your favorite bookseller.
Leave a review on Goodreads or Amazon if you can.
Please help spread the word!
#sevendecades @princetonupress.bsky.social
SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER
Now available at your favorite bookseller.
Leave a review on Goodreads or Amazon if you can.
Please help spread the word!
#sevendecades @princetonupress.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Released today!
SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER
Now available at your favorite bookseller.
Leave a review on Goodreads or Amazon if you can.
Please help spread the word!
#sevendecades @princetonupress.bsky.social
SEVEN DECADES: HOW WE EVOLVED TO LIVE LONGER
Now available at your favorite bookseller.
Leave a review on Goodreads or Amazon if you can.
Please help spread the word!
#sevendecades @princetonupress.bsky.social
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💙New paper!💙
How is knowledge transmitted across generations in a foraging society?
With @danielredhead.bsky.social
we found: In BaYaka foragers, long-term skills pass in smaller, sparser networks, while short-term food info circulates broadly & reciprocally
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
How is knowledge transmitted across generations in a foraging society?
With @danielredhead.bsky.social
we found: In BaYaka foragers, long-term skills pass in smaller, sparser networks, while short-term food info circulates broadly & reciprocally
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Transmission networks of long-term and short-term knowledge in a foraging society
Abstract. Cultural transmission across generations is key to cumulative cultural evolution. While several mechanisms—such as vertical, horizontal, and obli
academic.oup.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:52 AM
💙New paper!💙
How is knowledge transmitted across generations in a foraging society?
With @danielredhead.bsky.social
we found: In BaYaka foragers, long-term skills pass in smaller, sparser networks, while short-term food info circulates broadly & reciprocally
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
How is knowledge transmitted across generations in a foraging society?
With @danielredhead.bsky.social
we found: In BaYaka foragers, long-term skills pass in smaller, sparser networks, while short-term food info circulates broadly & reciprocally
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised!
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Fees and Funding - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
September 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised!
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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“Overall, the message from this survey is positive; evolutionary biologists are readily employable outside of academia, generally well-prepared for those jobs, and report high levels of satisfaction” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Leaving Academia: Insights from Evolutionary Biologists on Their Career Transitions and Job Satisfaction
Many who have obtained PhDs in evolutionary biology will ultimately pursue careers that fall outside a narrow definition of an academic career. At the same time, PhD students and supervisors of PhD st...
www.biorxiv.org
September 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“Overall, the message from this survey is positive; evolutionary biologists are readily employable outside of academia, generally well-prepared for those jobs, and report high levels of satisfaction” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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“there is a particular servitude in parenting without your people”…
on the brutal demands of the nuclear family www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
on the brutal demands of the nuclear family www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Being a mother in the west would be a dream, I was told. But compared to Uganda, it was a nightmare | Patience Akumu
Nothing prepared me for the reality of mothering without my extended family to help. How have western women managed like this for so long?
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
“there is a particular servitude in parenting without your people”…
on the brutal demands of the nuclear family www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
on the brutal demands of the nuclear family www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Court invalidates NSF 15% indirect cost cap. Strong ruling. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Court invalidates NSF 15% indirect cost cap. Strong ruling. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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This socio-centric social network study estimates the social influence and social selection on preference for cutting female relatives using data from 5163 Ethiopian Arsi Oromo adults. @drsarahmyers.bsky.social @bristolantharch.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Social clustering of preference for female genital mutilation/cutting in south-central Ethiopia - Nature Human Behaviour
Recent estimates indicate that half of Ethiopian girls aged 15–19 years have experienced female genital mutilation/cutting (FGMC). This socio-centric social network study estimates the social influenc...
www.nature.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This socio-centric social network study estimates the social influence and social selection on preference for cutting female relatives using data from 5163 Ethiopian Arsi Oromo adults. @drsarahmyers.bsky.social @bristolantharch.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Are you a forensic anthropologist or other biological anthropologist who considers skeletal trauma interpretation part of your skill set?
We are running a study (survey, ~15 min) on how practitioners interpret skeletal trauma. It's kinda fun to do!
Sharing this with others is much appreciated 🤩
We are running a study (survey, ~15 min) on how practitioners interpret skeletal trauma. It's kinda fun to do!
Sharing this with others is much appreciated 🤩
🚨 Seeking practitioners, researchers, or students involved in forensic anthropology and/or skeletal trauma interpretation 🚨
Help us understand how forensic practitioners interpret gun shot and other trauma on long bones by participating in a short survey!
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Help us understand how forensic practitioners interpret gun shot and other trauma on long bones by participating in a short survey!
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June 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Are you a forensic anthropologist or other biological anthropologist who considers skeletal trauma interpretation part of your skill set?
We are running a study (survey, ~15 min) on how practitioners interpret skeletal trauma. It's kinda fun to do!
Sharing this with others is much appreciated 🤩
We are running a study (survey, ~15 min) on how practitioners interpret skeletal trauma. It's kinda fun to do!
Sharing this with others is much appreciated 🤩
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Registration is open for the useR! 2025 Virtual Program! The program features speakers from a diverse range of industries and parts of the world, covering topics from the basic to the advanced. Registration is free with options for suggested donations.
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May 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Registration is open for the useR! 2025 Virtual Program! The program features speakers from a diverse range of industries and parts of the world, covering topics from the basic to the advanced. Registration is free with options for suggested donations.
user2025.r-project.org/register
#RStats
user2025.r-project.org/register
#RStats
🚨 Seeking practitioners, researchers, or students involved in forensic anthropology and/or skeletal trauma interpretation 🚨
Help us understand how forensic practitioners interpret gun shot and other trauma on long bones by participating in a short survey!
binghamton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Help us understand how forensic practitioners interpret gun shot and other trauma on long bones by participating in a short survey!
binghamton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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May 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🚨 Seeking practitioners, researchers, or students involved in forensic anthropology and/or skeletal trauma interpretation 🚨
Help us understand how forensic practitioners interpret gun shot and other trauma on long bones by participating in a short survey!
binghamton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Help us understand how forensic practitioners interpret gun shot and other trauma on long bones by participating in a short survey!
binghamton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...